Autumn's not just about red's and yellow's

Autumn is the celebration of the harvest, the celebration of all your hard work from the seeds you sowed earlier this year to the finale product. 

the trees and shrubs are beginning to color up, the day's are shorter, and cooler. Mum's and pumpkins seem to be everywhere now

When designing fall container's  for this client there were two things I kept in mind

1- she hated mum's, and would prefer that I stayed away from using them in any way in her 

garden.

2--- She she especially hated red, orange and yellow Mums.

I concur.............. I hate the white one's too.

 Cabbages and kales fit the bill perfectly, the colors and textures work wonderful in the fall garden. 

Funny, they are red cabbages... but the color of the leaves around the actual cabbages are a iridescent blue.  Quite a complex mixture of purple, reds and greens. Family Jewels Milkweed with it's balloon like seed pods, preserved lavender Eucalyptus and preserved artichokes were used as the centerpiece.

I kept the creeping Jenny from the summer planting because it still looked good, and the color was

perfect 

Lavender preserved Eucalyptus also found a home among'st these planting of  cabbages and kales and give height to the composition

Peacock Kale has a fitting name, frilly blue green foliage is finely cut and complex color's make it a great plant for fall.  The colors intensify with the cooler temps

Artificial pomegranate's added the theme of the harvest to this

container. I have no problem with artificial fruits and vegetables as long as they are realistic looking, besides they will last a lot longer than the real stuff

The front entrance was planted with even more kales, and cabbages, and ornamental grasses. The boxwood topiary's were under planted

 with a purple allysium

  Enjoy all the red's and yellow'as and golds of the season, but if these colors are a little to garish for you in your fall planting, you might want to try some of the blues and purples of Autumn.
Your fall can be just as colorful, and a little more
interesting. Enjoy!!